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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1896
Page
5
The Boston Post identifies itself as a representative democratic paper serving New England readers with regional news and opinion. It frames its role as a voice for the Democratic party in the area.
The article discusses Harvard and Yale rowing methods, noting Yale’s steadfast use of Captain Bob Cook’s stroke while Harvard rotates strokes. It argues Harvard must adopt a fixed stroke and develop its full potential to improve performance, following English influence on American crews.
Lord Salisbury cites end of the Venezuelan dispute amid a report of an arbitration treaty. The United States sees reduced danger and broad acceptance of arbitration over force in continental interference. Cleveland’s policy is vindicated, marking a triumph for American ideas and principles without war.
Trustees of the Public Library face strong opposition as the Art Commission rejected MacMonnies the Bacchante for the library courtyard. Public churches and social groups warn against placing a debauched artistic figure in a public institution citing incongruity and decency concerns.
The recount shows North End wards accurate while Ward 11 reveals reckless errors led by voters who chose a candidate without knowledge. The piece blames both voters and officials for neglect and mocks Ward 3 11 regional arrogance, contrasting Back Bay and North End voting habits.
The article argues that under the gold standard wheat trades at higher real value, delivering genuine income to farmers as prices climb toward a dollar a bushel. It contrasts this with free silver, which would raise nominal prices but erode money's value.
Great Britain faces a large deficiency while India teeters toward famine. Russia Australia and Argentina cannot be relied on due to crop failures in wheat producing nations. The American farmer takes his innings this year.
The piece argues Republican strength and opinion favor passing a revenue bill in the upcoming session. It notes Free Silver Republicans align with party caucus on revenue, with Teller leading a small opposing bloc. It warns postponement risks failure and emphasizes the need for revenue over protection to cover government expenses.
Readers weigh the meaning of smart set status and follow stories from Boston society. Jean Paul Selinger returns from abroad with Venice studies for a planned exhibition at Boylston street studio. Nonantum’s 250th anniversary and Eliot’s civilizing mission are noted. Mme. Bernhardt pushes American retail ventures while Boston’s flower show dazzles with color and cultivation.
The page lists daily breakfast lunch and supper menus with dishes such as orange crusted wheat, baked bluefish, pot roast beef, and cheese fondu plus a Jolly Boys recipe for corn meal drop batter. It includes a notice about Mrs. John F. Zebley of New York City and her animal cruelty activism and arrests. Also mentions a bell gift from Tsar Nicholas II to the Church of St John in Chatellerault with the inscription about peace and fraternity.
The piece describes a girl who enjoys tennis golf rowing and climbing in summer for healthful exercise. In town during colder days she misses summer fun and turns to the gymnasium to ease the ache of inactivity.
A collage of quips from publications like Puck and London Figaro includes a father warning a suitor about marriage costs, a dying patient asking for a forgotten letter, a burglar’s raid line, a household jest about a new servant girl, and reporters joking about a trainee.
Lord Downshire lays a railway on his Hillsborough grounds. A New York professor’s wife recalls ivy poisoning as her husband fell in love at a trying time. Princess Henry of Battenberg mourns a husband, and Balmoral hosts the Czar visit. An Indiana infant bears many names. neighbors christen theirs with political favorites. Sir Edmund Monson and Sir Horace Rumbold, rising diplomats, share Washington ties and 19th century attachments.
The Morning Journal analyzes The Globe and its response to a Journal article, arguing the Globe's current stance reveals profit driven arrogance. It criticizes high circulation as masking a soulless, billboard like journalism focused on money over public good.
Two Boston girls summering on Cape Cod encounter a spectral vessel off the breakwater. A ghostly captain asks for help for his son, and a life changing promise leads to a new fate in a fisherman's cottage. The vowed rescue ties the past to a living guardian.
The will of Harriett Wheeler Damon of Worcester was filed in probate. Public bequests include Consumptives' Home Boston 300 Mt Holyoke Seminary 1500 YWCA Boston 1000 Congregational Home Missionary Society 2000. Residue left to Congregational Education Society Boston Home Missionary Society American Missionary Association Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute American Board of Foreign Missions and Woman's Board of Missions.
The temperance committee directing the Boston Theatre demonstration next Sunday under the Boston T. A. Union will meet at Parker House at 8 o'clock this evening with presidents and officers of local societies to finalize arrangements.
In letters to the editor from Chelsea and Cambridgeport dated November 9 1896 readers dispute Harvard Princeton football seating. One writer claims 2000 seats were vacant an hour after kickoff and speculators held tickets. Another requests more cars for peak commuter times on the West End line to ease crowding between Harvard Square and Tremont House.
A reader defends the newspaper's accuracy on the Allen case and tackles criticism from The Globe. He questions the classification of Afro-American leaders and argues Allen earned a nomination through party dynamics rather than merit, asserting Republicans owe no debt to Black voters. The letter closes with the writer's address and date.
A Cambridge reader blasts Harvard students for riotous behavior in Park Square on Nov 2 and other incidents. He cites four youths in crimson ties on a Harvard square car harassing a young woman and urges action to curb the “tough element” while denying general blame to Harvard College.
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